Public Art Advisory Board

PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 28, 2023 at 8:30 am The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature 201 10 th St. W. Bradenton, FL 34205 In Attendance: Public Art Advisory Board (PAAB) Members: Chair Lauren Aristizabal, Vice Chair Laura McKeithen Kathy Simon-McDonald, Joe Collins, Robin Singer, and Edna Diaz Morales Absent: Sarah Colandro and Christine Turner CRA Staff: Dr. Jeff Burton, Executive Director, Jean G. Farmer, Public Art Coordinator Visitors: Mary Fragapane and Jeramiah Bowman 1) Meeting Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 8:29 am by Chair Aristizabal. 2) Citizen Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None 3) Minutes from Board Meeting 10-31-2023 Board Member Simon-McDonald made the motion to approve the minutes. Board Member Collins seconded and the motion passed 4/0. 4) Introduction of Student Board Member, Edna Diaz Morales Ms. Dias Morales introduced herself and told the board she is a senior at Manatee High School. The rest of the board introduced themselves and welcomed her to the board. 5) Update from Public Art Coordinator a. Mineral Springs Park The Artist Agreement for the Mineral Springs Park Sculpture was pulled from the agenda and will go before the CRA board on December 19 th. c. Maintenance on Public Art Pieces The downtown art bike racks are being powder coated by AGG Restoration and will be back in operation in a few weeks. They are also repairing the wooden bench on the marble orb that is in front of the shops at the City Center Parking Facility. d. Sidewalk Poetry Stamping The sidewalk stamp template arrived yesterday, so the board was able to see it. The goal is to use it on upcoming sidewalk projects to learn the process while preparing for a call for poets.

e. Signal Box Wraps Mrs. Farmer presented the technical aspects of creating the signal box wraps from original artwork and asked the board for their opinions on the process. They felt the process was not too onerous and that staff should get started on the call for artists. 6) Mural City Center Parking Facility Looking for a project that could be facilitated in a relatively short time, the northwest side of the City Center Parking Facility was identified as a potential place for a mural. Local artist, Mary Fragapane was recently vetted during the jury process of The Met apartment complex. Ms. Fragapane introduced herself and gave a brief overview of her background and design process for a project such as this. The first step is to go before the City Council for approval of the wall for a mural. Ms. Fragapane will create a design that will come back to the PAAB for approval before being presented to the CRA Board. 7) Judging of School District of Manatee County Banner Art Jeramiah Bowman, Visual and Performing Arts Specialist of the School District of Manatee County brought over 200 original pieces of student artwork from over ten schools that were reviewed By the Public Art Advisory Board for display starting in January 2024 in downtown Bradenton, the Riverwalk, and the Village of the Arts. 8) Other Discussion/New Business Mrs. Farmer updated the board on new changes in the CRA. The advisory boards will now be called “Community Advisory Committees” (CAC). The Public Art Advisory Board (PAAB) By-Laws and Resolution are being reviewed by legal to have them align more closely with the general CAC outline. The CRA is working on some new grants, and one will be a matching public art grant on private property. This board will be asked to review the art for those. The PAAB meetings are now going to be once a quarter, and if a special meeting needs to be called, that is still possible. The meeting place will eventually be moving from the Bishop Museum to the CRA office located in City Hall. The goal is to have virtual capabilities as well. 4) Adjourn Board Member Simon-McDonald made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Board Member McKeithen seconded and the motion passed 4/0. Meeting was adjourned at 10:27 am.

Agenda

AGENDA

BRADENTON PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

8:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2023

BISHOP MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND NATURE - 201 10TH STREET WEST

Regularly Scheduled Meeting

1.

Meeting Called to Order

2.

Citizen Comments on Items Not on the Agenda

3.

Minutes from the October 31, 2023 Board Meeting

:

PAAB October 31st, 2023, Meeting Minutes

Approve

Meeting Minutes 10 -31-2023 PAAB Draft.docx

4.

Introduction of Student Board Member, Edna Diaz Morales

5.

Update from Public Art Coordinator

6.

Mural on City Garage

7.

Judging of School District of Manatee County Art for Banners

8.

Other Discussion/New Business

9.

Adjourn

AGENDA BRADENTON PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD MEETING 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2023 BISHOP MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND NATURE - 201 10TH STREET WEST Regularly Scheduled Meeting 1. Meeting Called to Order 2. Citizen Comments on Items Not on the Agenda 3. Minutes from the October 31, 2023 Board Meeting : PAAB October 31st, 2023, Meeting Minutes Approve Meeting Minutes 10 -31-2023 PAAB Draft.docx 4. Introduction of Student Board Member, Edna Diaz Morales 5. Update from Public Art Coordinator 6. Mural on City Garage 7. Judging of School District of Manatee County Art for Banners 8. Other Discussion/New Business 9. Adjourn 1

Item Cover Page DATE: November 28, 2023 SUBMITTED BY: Jean Farmer ITEM TYPE: Minutes AGENDA SECTION: Minutes from the October 31, 2023 Board Meeting SUBJECT: PAAB October 31st, 2023, Meeting Minutes SUGGESTED ACTION: Approve PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM REPORT Is this item Quasijudicial? No Does this item require a public hearing? No ATTACHMENTS: Meeting Minutes 10 -31-2023 PAAB Draft.docx 2

PUBLIC ART ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES October 31, 2023 at 8:30 am The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature 201 10 th St. W. Bradenton, FL 34205 In Attendance: Public Art Advisory Board (PAAB) Members: Kathy Simon-McDonald, Joe Collins, Sarah Colandro, Robin Singer, and Christine Turner. Absent: Chair Lauren Aristizabal and Vice Chair Laura McKeithen CRA Staff: Dr. Jeff Burton, Executive Director, Jean G. Farmer, Public Art Coordinator *Because both the Chair and Vice Chair were absent, Public Art Coordinator, Jean G. Farmer explained that a Chairman Pro Tempore would be needed to conduct the meeting. Board Member Sarah Colandro nominated Kathy Simon McDonald, who accepted, but that meant a non-voting member would be needed to vote. Board Member Colandro made the motion to appoint Board Member Chris Turner, Board Member Joe Collins seconded. Motion passed 3-0. Board Member Colandro made the motion to appoint Board Member Simon-McDonald. Board Member Turner seconded. Motion passed 3-0. 1) Meeting Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 8:35 am by Chairman Pro Tempore Simon-McDonald. 2) Citizen Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None 3) Minutes from Special Board Meeting 9-12-2023 Board Member Turner made the motion to approve the minutes. Board Member Collins seconded and the motion passed 3/0. 4) Update from Public Art Coordinator a. Mineral Springs Park The Artist Agreement for the Mineral Springs Park Sculpture is close to being completed. It is hoped to have the agreement signed and then approved by the next CRA Board on Thursday, November 16 th, 2023. Mrs. Farmer will send a copy of the Agreement to the Board once it is approved. Board Members Collins and Colandro expressed the importance of getting the footers done right in the very beginning, and how many factors play into insuring stability, especially Geotech information. b. Public Art Master Plan Mrs. Farmer told the Board a Public Art Master Plan is in the budget for this year, and that input from the Advisory Board would be appreciated. She explained some of things they will 3

need, like identifying the pieces of public art that are on public property, explaining the mission of the Public Art in Bradenton, and the five-year goals. CRA is creating new Master Plans for each of the CRA Districts this year as well, and keeping it in line with their five-year goals will keep the plan on track. Board Member Colandro wanted to make sure “planning for our master plan” doesn’t take two years! c. Maintenance on Public Art Pieces Maintenance will also be a part of the Master Plan, but some pieces are already in need of renovation. Those to be re-powder coated are the red metal bicycle racks that are on Old Main Street. Next will be the metal sculptures on the Riverwalk and around the Splash Park. d. Sidewalk Poetry Stamping The process of researching how to create sidewalk poetry led staff to order a small stamp with the City’s motto “The Friendly City”. They will use that stamp on some of the sidewalks that will be poured in the near future. The reason is to test the process; when the concrete is ready to be stamped, how to finish it, etc. Then a manual can be created going forward. Poets in the Bradenton area are being identified. Board Member Simon-McDonald mentioned the idea of stamping a poem in “Burma Shave” style, where you would have to walk down the block to read the whole poem. Board Member e. Signal Box Wraps There are three signal boxes on 9 th Street W. that the city owns. They are anticipated to be the first three used to test the box wrapping process. Manatee County is also interested in using signal boxes for art, so a partnership is being looked at as a way to facilitate the many boxes in the county and an established public art advisory board in the CRA that can vet the artists. Manatee Community Foundation is willing to set up a fund for people who would want to pay for a signal box where they’d like to have one. Board Member Colandro would like to see it setup so that areas of less affluence still have an opportunity to get signal boxes wrapped in their area in an inclusive manner. When doing the Call for Artists, Board Member Simon-McDonald suggested having the Bradenton Artists circle their zip code to indicate they are from the city of Bradenton. 4) Discussion/New Business The piece of public art known as the Chrysalis Launcher, located on the corner of 9th St. W and 12th Ave. W. is in need of maintenance. A quote for renovation was discussed. Questions were raised as to what the future of this piece should entail. Board Member Robin Singer stated that public art should be on public property. Mrs. Farmer told the board a potential Student member has been identified, and will be interviewed before the next meeting. 5) Adjourn Board Member Collins made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Board Member Colandro seconded and the motion passed 5/0. Meeting was adjourned at 9:45 am. 4